Fairlane Club of America

FCA was formed in early 1981 by Glenn D. Packard to share information about 1963 to 1965 Fairlane cars with High Performance 289 4V engines. These were known as K-cars because of the letter K in the fifth position in the vehicle identification number (VIN). The K was the engine identification letter which designated that the car came from the factory with the 271 horsepower, high revving, 289 4V. This was the same engine used by Carroll Shelby in his famous Cobras. Interest was so great in not just the K-cars, but all 1962-65 Fairlanes, that within two months the club expanded to include all these cars plus their Mercury cousins, the 1962-63 Meteors.

As potential members discovered the existence of the FCA, requests for additional year coverage increased. The club first expanded to include 1966-67 Fairlanes and Comets, and later to include 1968-69 Fairlanes, Torinos, Comets, Cyclones, Montegos, Cobras, Spoilers, and Talladegas. In the late 1980s, interest accelerated in the 1970-71 Fairlanes and Torinos, including all other models based on the intermediate unibody chassis. Our final expansion was to include the framed-chassis intermediate Torinos of 1972-76. Again, we included all other cars based on the same chassis, which included Gran Torinos, Elites, and Mercury equivalents like Montegos, and in 1974-76, the XR-7 Cougars. After 1976 the Torino name disappeared, making it a convenient place to stop our coverage.

The club does not include Fairlanes before 1962 as these cars were based on the full-sized Ford chassis. The Fairlane was then not a unique car, but only a trim series. The club supports just the intermediate-sized Fairlanes, all the Torinos, and their Mercury equivalents.

If you have an interest in Fairlanes/Torinos, and/or their Mercury cousins, then this is the place for you! Knowledge and help from fellow members is available, and we welcome you to share your experience as well. To join, just fill out the membership application and mail it in along with your dues, or fill out the New Member Signup form on this website for immediate membership activation. Then you may begin accessing the helpful information on our website, start having more fun with your car, reading about similar cars, and communicating with others who share your enthusiasm!

Mini Meet!

When:

Saturday, September 10, 2022, 8:30 AM until 1:00 PM

Where:

Mesa Marian Sports Complex
10315 Hwy 178
Bakersfield, CA 93306

Contact: Aaron Richfield

                    805-423-4876 (p)

                    805-423-4876 (c)